Dr Jenny Downs

BApplSci (physio), MSc, PhD

Senior Research Officer

Jenny has worked at the Telethon Kids Institute since 2005
with a previous clinical background in paediatric physiotherapy.
Her current research program is in intellectual disability with a
focus on Rett syndrome and she has used cohort, observational and
qualitative study designs. Other research interests include the
CDKL5 disorder, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Early Onset
Scoliosis, and early development during infancy.

Jenny is particularly interested in comprehensive outcomes
research for children and their families, the translation of
research findings into clinical practice, and working with
consumers to develop meaningful research programs.

Jenny represents the Population Sciences Division of the
Telethon Kids Institute on the PMH Ethics Committee.

Vanlint S, Nugent M, Durvasula S Downs J, Leonard H (2008). A
guide for the assessment and management of vitamin D status in
people with intellectual disability (developed as an AADDM Working
Party initiative). Journal of Intellectual and Developmental
Disability, 33(2), 184-188.